Undergraduate nursing students' attitudes and preparedness toward caring for dying persons – A longitudinal study

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 26, Issue , 2017, Pages 12-20

  Henoch, Ingela ^a,b   Melin Johansson, Christina ^a,c   Bergh, Ingrid ^d   Strang, Susann ^a,b   Ek, Kristina ^d   Hammarlund, Kina ^d   Lundh Hagelin, Carina ^e,f,g   Westin, Lars ^d   Österlind, Jane ^h   Browall, Maria ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Angered Local Hospital   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^e SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^f Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^h ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; FATCOD; Longitudinal; Nurse education; Palliative care education

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85021136719     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.06.007     Document Type: Article

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